THESAURUS
batter
Beau Brummel, abuse, albumen, amateur athlete, archer, assault, athlete, attack, ballplayer, bang, barbarize, baseballer, baseman, bash, baste, battery, beat, beat up, belabor, blocking back, bombard, bonnyclabber, bowman, bruise, brutalize, buffet, bung, bung up, burn, butcher, butter, carry on, catcher, center, clabber, clobber, clout, coach, competitor, contuse, cornstarch, cream, cricketer, cripple, curd, defensive lineman, destroy, disable, disfigure, do violence to, do wrong by, do wrong to, dough, drub, egg white, end, flail, flap, footballer, games-player, gamester, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, glop, glue, gluten, go on, goo, gook, goop, gruel, guard, gumbo, gunk, hammer, harm, hit, ill-treat, ill-use, infielder, injure, jam, jell, jelly, jock, jumper, knock, knock about, lacerate, lambaste, lame, larrup, lay waste, lineman, loblolly, loot, maim, maltreat, mangle, manhandle, maul, mishandle, mistreat, molasses, molest, mucilage, mucus, mug, mutilate, offensive lineman, outfield, outfielder, outrage, pap, paste, patter, pelt, pillage, player, poloist, pommel, porridge, pound, professional athlete, pudding, pugilist, pulp, pulverize, pummel, puree, putty, quarterback, racer, rage, ramp, rampage, rant, rap, rape, rave, riot, roar, rob, rough, rough up, ruin, sack, savage, semifluid, semiliquid, shatter, size, skater, slaughter, sledgehammer, smite, soup, sow chaos, spank, sport, sportsman, starch, sticky mess, storm, strike, syrup, tackle, tailback, tear, tear around, terrorize, thrash, thrash soundly, thresh, thump, toxophilite, treacle, vandalize, violate, wallop, whip, wingback, wreck, wrestler
ROGET THESAURUS
batter
Impulse
VB
flash on the mind, say what comes uppermost, improvise, extemporize, give an impetus, impel, push, start, give a start to, set going, drive, urge, boom, thrust, prod, foin, cant, elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle, hustle, hurtle, shove, jog, jolt, encounter, run against, bump against, butt against, knock one's head against, run one's head against, impinge, boost, bunt, carom, clip y, fan, fan out, jab, plug, strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash, punch, thwack, whack, hit hard, strike hard, swap,
batter, dowse, baste, pelt, patter, buffet, belabor, fetch one a blow, poke at, pink, lunge, yerk, kick, calcitrate, butt, strike at, whip, come into a collision, enter into collision, collide, sideswipe, foul, fall foul of, run foul of, telescope, throw.